The Alabama Homeschooling website was created to keep Alabama homeschoolers "in the know". There is so much homeschooling information out there, it can be a little overwhelming and sometimes a little hard to find. The Alabama Homeschooling website is our attempt to make this part of homeschooling a little easier. The Alabama Homeschooling website is the official website of Everest Academy but offers information FREE to all Alabama homeschoolers.

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Everest Academy is a ministry of Everest Family Church in Hayden.
We offer freedom along with quality resources, information, activities and support to those homeschooling in Alabama. We believe that the parent has the best interests of their children at heart. We believe that the parent is the first and only teacher that a child needs. In keeping with this philosophy, we wish to be a very hands-off church "cover" school and allow the parent to lead and guide their children in the direction and at the pace they feel is best suited to their children. We ask only for what the law requires while offering support along with quality resources to aid families in their efforts.

Junior Gardener’s Club starting up at Paradise Gardens 160 Joe Reeves Road Guntersville, AL 35976. Club will start on May 17 and meet every 3rd Thursday time to be announced (leaning toward late afternoon). May 17 meeting will include a pot luck dinner. The club will offer speakers and classes for growing and crossing daylilies, iris, vegetables, and other perennials and shrubs. There will be community service opportunities, competitions, and plants sales (where the children will grow, package, and sale their own plants). We will have a centralized show garden adjacent to our existing flower beds, but the children will be provided plants and instructions for their own home gardens as well. The ages can be as young as the attention span will allow to 18 years old. Many of the national societies offer scholarship opportunities for the older kids. The cost is only $19 per child for one year or a family membership will be $80. The cost includes membership in the national and regional iris societies, the American Hemerocallis Society, and quarterly bulletins from all organizations. No experience is necessary, but a love for dirt and things that grow is a plus. If you have questions or need more information you can contact Kathy Lang at myangelkat@yahoo.com or call 256-477-5773.

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Volunteer Orientation - Learn about The Gardens and ways you can volunteer to support Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Orientations are for current and potential volunteers and take place from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the upstairs East Room of The Garden Center at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Volunteer orientations take place the third Tuesday of the month: August 21 & September 18. For more information visit call (205) 414-3962.

Operation Green Plant FREE SEEDS Each year, America the Beautiful's Operation Green Plant provides free seeds to educators and nonprofit groups to encourage citizen efforts to protect and preserve America’s lands and resources. These are seeds from 2005-2007 with germination rates of 90% to 95%. Grants of 100 to 2,000 seed packets are being offered on the basis of availability and relative need. Shipping and handling fees for the first set of 100 seed packets is $14.95. Additional set(s) of 100 packets are available for $5 per set. Learn more and order seeds here

Home Garden Website The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers practical problem-solving for the home, lawn and garden through the Home Garden website. Extension professionals strive to improve the enjoyment and safety of home property, while ensuring the safety of Alabama's environment. Click here to visit the website. Happy Gardening!

All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation. Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public. Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted. If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed. If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster.